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This year we are pleased to announce to the following students who have received the SCASA Student Recognition Award for 2024: Principal Kathy Burke, Sophia Gaudet, Ethan Parks, and Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Byars.
Orange student Molly Kovar was recently honored as a winner in the 19th Annual eesmarts ™ Student Contest. Presented by Energize Connecticut℠ in partnership with Eversource and Avangrid subsidiaries, United Illuminating, Southern Connecticut Gas and Connecticut Natural Gas, the eesmarts
Once again,and in time for Memorial Day, the Boy Scouts of troop 41 under the watchful eye of Scoutmaster Brian Cleveland and the guidance of our very own Senior Patrol Leader Seth Glassman, recently placed flags for our veterans in Congregation Or Shalom cemetery on Derby-Milford Road.
Orange-based law firm Marino, Zabel & Schellberg, PLLC, is proud to announce that Attorneys Heather R. Spaide and Owen T. Weaver have become members of the firm.
More than 3,000 undergraduate students at Coastal Carolina University were named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2023 semester, including Landon Rocchio, from Orange, CT. Students who make the Dean’s List have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or higher (3.25 for freshmen) for the semester.
Disney and Pixar’s Finding Nemo Jr. is playing at Amity Middle School Orange from March 15 through March 16 with a 6:30 PM showtime. The charming 60-minute musical, designed for middle school-aged performers, is based on the beloved 2003 Pixar film Finding Nemo. The Spartan Player’s cast includes 29
John (Jack) Stenner, a longtime Orange resident, died peacefully in his sleep on February 23, 2024. Jack is survived by his loving wife of sixty-six years, Joan (Martin) Stenner, and his beloved daughters, Tracy Zolla and husband, Mark of Duxbury, MA, Kim Penwell and husband, Steve of Westport, CT
Houlihan Lawrence Wareck D’Ostilio is pleased to announce the sale of 325 Boston Post Road, Orange, CT. Frank D’Ostilio and Young Lee of Houlihan Lawrence Wareck D’Ostilio Commercial Team represented the owner/seller Ken-Mike Corporation at the closed price of $4,135,000.
Now is the time to get your nomination in for the 2024 Living Treasure Award. Each year the Orange Senior Center recognizes 3 Orange senior residents who have giving so much of themselves and their time to the Orange community. They will be honored at Pasta Festa on May 16, 2024, at the High Plains
Orange Volunteer Fire Department Chief Vaughan Dumas, left, swears in Cole Tennant and Vincent Orfini as probationary firefighters. Tennant and Orfini, both from New York, are fire science students at the University of New Haven. They will serve a probationary period with the fire department becomin
Entertainment Weekly Editor’s Choice Winner of the 2006 National Jewish Book Award for Fiction. A million-dollar painting by Marc Chagall is stolen from a museum during a singles’ cocktail hour. The unlikely thief is Benjamin Ziskind, a lonely former child prodigy who writes questions for quiz
The Friends of the Case Memorial Library is now accepting applications for its annual Lucy Scillia $2,000 Scholarship. The Scholarship is awarded to a local public or private high school Senior who is a resident of Orange and plans to continue education at an accredited institution of higher
At the February 12th meeting, the Amity Board of Education reviewed the Superintendent’s Proposed Budget for 2024-2025. Per the Board’s bylaw, the presentation included a review of the academic and extracurricular accomplishments from the past and current school year, and the anticipated financial
Emmanuel College in Boston has named Victoria Krzysztopik of Orange to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2023 semester. To earn a spot on the Dean’s List, Emmanuel students must achieve a grade point average of 3.5 or higher for a 16-credit semester.
This year’s Taste of the Past will have George Baker portraying President John Adams. Cost is $35/pp which includes hearty soups, bread, desserts, coffee, tea, water and a raffle.
Most major impact sports are becoming more keenly aware of the importance or preventing excessive head injury and the potential long-term effects of concussion. Although the emphasis is stressed with protocols at the elite college and professional levels, there seems to be a large gap in the
The popularity of electric vehicles is growing, along with cellular phones, e-bikes and many other new tools and appliances. The common denominator among them is lithium-ion batteries and new challenges for firefighters.
Orange Soccer is a weekly program designed to allow young players to develop their soccer skill in a fun and relaxed environment.